Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team
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The Hong Kong national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Hong Kong and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Hong Kong currently competes in Division III of the IIHF World Championships. As of December 2025, Hong Kong is ranked 48th in the IIHF World Ranking and 13th in the Asian Ranking.[2][3]
Robert Kang
Ivano Zanatta
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| Association | Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association |
|---|---|
| General manager | Yannick Wong |
| Head coach | Michael Beharrell |
| Assistants | Jeff Compton Robert Kang Ivano Zanatta |
| Captain | Tony Leung |
| Most games | Alvin Sham (81) |
| Top scorer | Justin Cheng (46) |
| Most points | Justin Cheng (89) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | HKG |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 48  (3 June 2026)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 44 (2016–17) |
| Lowest IIHF | 49 (2024) |
| First international | |
Hong Kong  2–2  Chinese Taipei(Perth, Australia; 3 March 1987) | |
| Biggest win | |
Hong Kong  30–0  India(Harbin, China; 5 February 2025) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
South Korea  44–0 Hong Kong(Perth, Australia; 14 March 1987) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1987) |
| Best result | 28th (1987) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2007) |
| Best result | 9th (2017) |
| IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2008) |
| Best result |  (2011) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 53–55–6 | |
| Hong Kong men's national ice hockey team | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港國家冰球隊 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港国家冰球队 | ||||||
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History
The Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association (HKIHA) was founded on 8 August 1980. Hong Kong joined the IIHF on 31 March 1983, and made its debut in the world championship at Pool D in Perth, Australia in 1987. Hong Kong tied Chinese Taipei, 2–2 in its first international game on 13 March 1987 and went on to win the Fair Play Cup at the world tournament. After their one appearance in the World Championship, Hong Kong took a hiatus from participation in international tournaments.
Although there was plenty of ice hockey activity in Hong Kong, local teams (usually stocked with Canadian and American players) did not compete for the national championship until 1995–96. The first title was won by a team sponsored by Planet Hollywood.
In 2014, Hong Kong returned to the World Championships, and participated in the Division III level, the sixth and lowest tier. Since then they have participated every year at the Division III level, with their highest finish being fourth in the tournament twice (44th overall).
Tournament record
World Championships
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OW | OL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Perth | 28th place (4th in Pool D) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1988 through 2013 | did not participate | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2014 |  Kockelscheuer | 44th place (4th in Division III) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 |  İzmir | 44th place (4th in Division III) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | Istanbul | 45th place (5th in Division III) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 |  Sofia | 44th place (4th in Division III) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 |  Cape Town | 46th place 6th in (Division III) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 |  Abu Dhabi | 48th place 2nd in (Division IIIQ) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Cape Town | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | |||||
| 2021 | Cape Town | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | |||||
| 2022 | Cape Town | Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6] | |||||
| 2023 |  Sarajevo | 48th place 3rd in (Division III B) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Sarajevo | 49th place 3rd in (Division III B) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Queretaro | 49th place (3rd in Division III B) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | Hong Kong | 49th place 3rd in (Division III B) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Asian Winter Games
Challenge Cup of Asia
All-time record against other nations
As of 11 February 2025[7]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 13 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| Chinese Taipei | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 38 |
 Georgia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 28 |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
 Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 |
 Kuwait | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
 Macau | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 167 | 58 |
 Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 |
 Mongolia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 26 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
 North Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 31 |
 Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
 Singapore | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
 South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 79 |
 Thailand | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 44 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
 Turkmenistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 37 |
| Total | 114 | 53 | 6 | 55 | 562 | 643 |
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